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RELIGIOUS READING.
A Morning Prayer.

''In the morning will direct my prayer
unto Thee, and will look up."-Ps. ", 8.
Father, tefore lift my head
From this its peaceful resting place,
My faith would find the SAVIOUR near,
And look upon my dear lords faco.
Before I clothe this form OF clay
In earthly garments, soilod and worn,
o letmy spirits vesture bc
Fairer and purer than tho morn.
Before tho busy cares Of lfo
Shall press their claims upon my heart,
! sit at Jesus blessed feet
And choose as mine "that bctter part"
I shall not shrink from toll and care,
Orfaint when dangers compass Inc,
If first, may bshold the stream
Which flowed on Calvary for mo.
Chose Thou my burden and my work;
Select each joy and weigh each care;
Appoint the paths my feet shall tread,
And Thou, my Lord, walk with me there.
take with joy "the shield Of faith"
The "breast>plate Of thy Righteousness"
I'll praise Thee as I walk in light,
And say, Eyes, all His paths are peace" p"
IL. G. R., in Gospel Expositor.
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The most dangerous and most plsntlfli
pests of this country ara the many species
of snakes. First in sizeSeSmes the
python or boa constructor, although not
attaining the immense size of his South
American congener, he is afellow to keep
away from. This snake is found mostly
in the low country adjoining the coast
and particularly on the sugar estates. It
grows to length of fifteen or eighteen
feet, but is not considered very danger
Gus. Then We have the tribe of
nimambas, black, brown, and green.
These snakes will not only show fight to
man, but will pursue him even If
mounted. In attacking they rear them
selves up, and a snake six feet in length
will carry its head four feet from the
ground, waving it from side to side and.
travelling as fast as horse can run. Their
bite is sure and sudden death. The
cobra is another dangerous snake, lying
concealed and striking when least ex-
pected. The cobra's bite is deadly.
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StOnewall Jacks0n's War.HOrse.

Standing in the studio of Frederick 8.
Webster, the taxidermist, is "Old Sor-
REL" the war-horse of "Stonewall" jack
son. The stuffed figure of the famous
animal is placed in an attitude of atten-
ton, with: head and ears erect.
ssOld Sorrel, y had a most eventful his
tory. His birth was obscure, but at an
early yagehe was selected, with q number
Of other horses, after the tnattle Of Ms
nassas, for the service of the United States
and was en- route to WasAington When
the train was captured near HafpefS
Ferry by party of Confederates COM
manded by "Stonewall" Jackson. From
among the lot of horses General Jackson
singled out "Old Sorrel" for his own and
paid to the Quartermaster $3.50 for the
privilege of owning him.
With the natural intelligence which al
ways characterized him, "Old Sorrel"
Immediately renounced all idea of Fed
eral allegiance and for the rest of the war
faithfully served his master and the Con-
federacy. With the exception of the
campaign in Maryland, General Jackson
EOut IuiS LOlSC Ill CfSl UoeehS oAA oo
every march from the time he obtained
him until he reached Charlottesville,
and there received the fatal bullet, still,
seated on "Old Sorrel's" back. On that
eventful night, when the hero of the
Southern Confederacy fell wounded to
death, the horse was lost, and for day
or two was thought to have been cap
tured by the Federal forces until he was
picked up by General J. E. B. Stuart.
''Old Sorrel" was then sent to Mrs. jack
son, who took him with her to North Car
olina, and subsequently to Richmond,
where he received probably better atten-
ton than any living horse. During the
New Orleans Exposition he was placed on
exhibition there, and on his return was
presented to R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans and placed at the Confederate
Soldiers Home, where he died, at the ad-
vanced age of thirty y-six years, on the 18th
of March, 1886. The work of having the
horse mounted is paia. for by the authori-
ties Of the city of Richmond, which viii
present it to the Trustees Of the fonfed-
crate Soldiers Home. - Washington Post.
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What We Are Made OF.

In the South Kensington Museum, Lon
don, there is an immense collection OF OBJ
iects appealing to all tastes and classes.
There is one shelf, however, which seems
to have some attraction common to all
social grades, for its contents appear to
be of equal interest to the peer and cos
termonger. It's the representation OF a
man resolved into his chemical elements,
or rather. an exhibition of the materials
of which the luman body is composed.
There is definite amount of water, for
instance, in our blood and tissues, and
there on the shelf are just so many gallons
of water in large vessel. Another jar
shows the exact quantity of carbon in us;
smaller bottles contain our iron and our
phosphorus in just proportions, while
others exhibit other constituents of the
body, and the while repose on the shelf,
as if ready for the coming of q new
Frankenstein to re-create the original man
and make him walk again as we do. The
little vials that contain the different ele-
ments which we all bear about in small
proportions are more numerous, and they
suggest not merely the complexity of our
constitutions but the identity of our ele-
ments with those we have found by the
spectroscope, not alone in the sun, but
even in the distant stars and nebule, for
this wonderful instrument of the new
astronomy can find the traces of poison
in a stomach or analyze star, and its
conclusion leads us to think that the
ancients were nearly right when they
called man a microcosm, or little universe.
We have literally within our own bodies
samples of the most important elements
of which the great universe without is
composed, and you and I are not only
like each other, and brothers in human
ity, but children of the sun and stars in q
more literal sense, having bodies actually
made in large part of the same things that
made Sirius and Aldebaran. They and
we are near relatives.-Prof. Langley.
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How the Swiss Deal With the Liquor
Traffic.

Traffic.
Some years ago, several towns in Swe-
den, notably Gothenburg, attempted to
solve the problem Of drunkenness by 60
ing into thes retail business them
selves. All the saloons were closed, and
the local authorities undertook to be tho
only sellers of strong drink. The Swcdcs
are large consumers of ardent spirits, and
it was hoped that this experiment would
result in checking drunkenness. The
plan was much lauded soon after its
adoption, but nothing has been heard
about it lately. The Republic of switzer.
land, however, is now trying it on na-
tional scale. The distillers in that nation
arc required to sell. all their products to
the State. The alcoholic stimulants are
manufactured under the oversight of gov
ernment officials, who see to it that no
poisonous ingredients are employed.
Those who want liquor to drink must 60
to the officers appointed by the State, who
are under bonds not to sell to individuals
or families whose habits are intemperate.
OF course this experiment will fail, as
the only remedy for drunkenness is total
Prohibition. The dogs tail must be cut
off close behind his ears. But it shows
that the problem of how to best cure tho
evils of intemperance is worldwide, and
that ali civilized nations are beginning to
grapplc with it. These experiments,
after they have failed, will educate the
people to the necessity for sterner meas
urcs. 1t is idle to say that Prohibition
cannot be enforced, because throughout
the Mohammedan world spirit. and wine
drinking has been put q stop to for CEN
turies. There is no drunkenness nor any
consumption of ardent spirits in Moham.'
medan communities, except where there
is what is called Christian traffic. Euro.
pean trades invariably introduce liquc,
into all commercial channels which they
reach.-Demorest.
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What One Abstainer Did.

We often sec figures which tell how
much q man wastes if he smokes and
drinks for lifetime, and the amount
which he might save by abstaining. Hero
is practical and very forcible illustra-
tion of these facts.
A gentleman who lives in the small
town of Poole, in England, has offered
to'givc S., 900 toward the establishment
of a free library in the town, in honor of
Queen Victoria's approaching ''jubilce.
lie writes as follows to the Mayor Of
Poole:
"I have been householder in the
town of Poole about twcnty-one years,
and have abstained from the use of in
toxicating liquors for a longer period. 1t
is an established fact that the average
expenditure in England on alcoholic
drink is about $2a per head per annum.
During my married life my household
has averaged six persons. The sum OF
$22 per annum, for each of these persons
for twcnty-onc years, with compound in
tcrest, amounts to about SIS, 900, and with
this sum I am very pleased to offer to
erect a suitable building and present it to
the town for the purpose of free library,
rcading-room, and, if possible, a school
of art. The town will thus benefit by
my abstinence, and I am an additional
gamer in being saved headaches and
hcartachcs innumcrablc, which follow in
the train of drink"
The question naturally arises, if one
abstainer can do so much as this, what
great results might not be gained by a
nation who rcpudiated the evils caused
by the liquor traffic9 If the money now
spent in drink could be devoted to snch
worthy purposes, we need no longer envy
the free libraries of Paris Golden Ar1osv.
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TEMPERANCE.
Stimulate.

You cannot boast Of moral power
To tread the path Of sin,
And not inherit for your dover,
The taint that others win.
You cannot clasp the charred coal,
And win no blackened stain;
The sink of vice is not the goal
Where virtue can remain.
The very atmosphere Of crime
Bears parasitic breath;
And they who breathe the fetid slime
Inhale the seeds Of death.
Tis written on each pallid face
Defrauded Of its bloom,
And in each slow and faltering pace,
The tippler's early doom.
There's no such word as stimulate;
To drink is to destroy,
To fill the human heart with hate
And rob the soul of joy.
No matter where the demons bide,
In palace or in cot,
In sparkling wine, or Bourbon tide,
IT'S sup and be sotl
-Emiiie Clare. in National Bulletin.
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Things to Know.

Cistern water may be purified by char
coal put in q bag and hung in the water. (
Whiting or ammonia in the water Is
preferable to soap for cleaning windows
or paint. - -. -, ,.:--.,--
The lustre OF morocco may be restored
by vanishing it with the white of an egg.
Apply with sponge. ,.-.,,. o,.s 81
To prevent drain pipes from stopping
up pour hot solution of potash into III 7.
pipes every month or two. -.ss <. +isr..s
The most effectual remedy for Shiny and
greasy drain pipes is copperas dissolved
and left to work gradually through the
pipes. - '.,ti &; IS.
In sweeping carpets use wet newspapers
wrung nearly dry and torn to pieces. Tho
paper collects the dust but does not soil
the carpet. - = -.
Use great care when. picking or pre-:
serving in brass kettle. Scour the ket-
tie Just before using, and never let food
stand in it after it is cooked. ...s..s3
Galvanized iron pals for drinking
water should not be used, : The zinc
coating is readily acted upon by water,
forming poisonous oxide Of zinc.
Coats and cloak should be hung away
on the little wire frames costing from five
or ten cents, which comes for that pur-
pose. The frames should first be COW
cred with some soft materinl to prevent
the garments from breaking over their
edges. . -e,...-.,., ~
Ivory may be cleaned with q new soft
toothbrush, soap and tepid water, then
dry the ivory and brush well, dip the lat
ter in alcohol and polish the ivory until
it has regained its former sheen. If the
water gives the ivory yellowish tint,
dry the object in heated place. If aga
has yellowed it place the object under.a
bell jar, with small vessel containing
lime and muriatic acid, set the whole In
the sunshine. $:
Dissolve teaspoon of alum in a quart
of water. When cold, stir in flour to
thicken and pinch of resin, with half a
dozen cloves. Have on the fire teacup
of boiling water; pour the flour mixture
in stirring we'll. When the consistency
of mush pour it into an earthen vessel,
Law a cover over, and set it in a cool
place. When needed for use take out q
portion and soften with warm water. This
paste will keep q year. . : p. Il
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A Soldiers Thrilling Escapes.

81 have been twice prepared for burial:
NV right arm was shot off and shell
took off large slice of my chin and
knocked out five front teeth" exclaimed
an ex-Confederate veteran yesterday.
The speaker was, during the War, an
Orderly Sergeant in the Third Georgia
Regiment.
Eyes, saw some pretty tough fighting
during the War" continued the one
armed veteran, land had many hair
breadth escapes. I was engaged IN
hand -to-hand conflict with Yank at the
Battle of Gettysburg, who had succeeded
in putting bullet in my right side. 1t
was a fierce struggle, but 1 got the drop
on him and he fell in his tracks with
ball in his heart. Twas taken to the. hos
pital afterward and dropped into coma
tose condition, and was reported dead. I
was all ready for burial when l awoke
and convinced the attendants of their err
ror. Ny sister had been previously ad-
vised of my death and she went into
mourning.
"My second perilous adventure was at
the battle of Spottsylvania. l had been
Ouereu Tue CaptaluCy VI lne LhPan Du"
declined, having much better position:
Well, as it happened, the Captain had
been killed, and I took the lead. We
found our path obstructed by q line of
Federals, the leader Of which picked me
out for target. His aim was unerr'ng, t a
for my right arm was shattered from the
elbow down by three mimic balls. felt
mad, you may be sure, and with my left
blazed away at him, putting o bullet
right square between his eyes. Just then
a she'll exploded within q few feet Of
where was standing, tearing away part
of nv chin and some front teeth. Once
more I was taken to the hospital, re.
mained unconscious for a whole day, and
when I awoke found myself about to be
thrown into ditch that had been dug as
q receptacle for the dead.
est has been said that soldier in bat
tie is nevegsuTe Of his aim, but those two
Fedssal shot and killed when within q
- Il me. ."--Atlaata Censtatstao".
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
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of good, fresh corn asssE IL 81
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termilk to make thick fattfsS ~
spoonful of sugar, salt to taste;
eggs till very light; stir into the BAT
Then from boiling teakettle. pour
water till batter is very thin. Bakd
earthenware and serve in same dish
spoon.
CHICKEN PIE CRUsT.-0ne egg,
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, ono :
of sweet milk, two cups of -four, three
spoonsfuls of baking powder. This md
just enough for pie made of one chicl
After the chicken is cooked, put it, II
gravy slightly thickened, into an eartfen'
baking dish; stir the ingredients mem
toned above together, and spread over
the chicken. - 81 3
VERMIcELLr Sour, SPANISH STYLR.
Take one large but lean-meated soups
bone, cover with one gallon of water, audi
boil for three or four hours, earefnl3xs
skimming the same. Then add q Quart
of a peck of tomatoes, or q tumbierful
canned tomatoes, half pound of fyermioelf
and large piece Of ginger root. Seaso1l
to taste, preferably with cayenne peppss
CHEESE STRAws.-Take q Quarter Of p
pound of puf-paste and q quarter Of IT.
ounce ofparmeson cheese( e(orany other good
chessel grated very fine, alittle salt and
cayenne pepper mixed; sprinkle thu
Cheese, salt and pFepsKer the pasteand
roll ft two or three I'm f3kinto mar.
row strips about ax6 lid teS M
them in a SLOW soysn and sl ! =
very hot. " s!
SAGo PUDD1Na.-One pint %
three teaspoonfuls of sago, one-half cup
of butter, one cup of sugar, four eggs.
Soak the sago in water two hours, then
put the milk on the stove and stir tho
sago in; add the butter and sugar afte
it is cold; stir in the whites and yolks.o
the eggs beaten separately. Bake:
COMMON Potato SAL1D.-Small potaH
toes, which are wasteful to peel and cook
with larger ones, should be sorted ont
for salads. Boil them in their skins, and
(while warm) peel and slice them thin.
Mince chives, parsley and onion very fine
and strew it over the potatoes in the
salad-bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pep
per, pour over two or three spoonfals Of
oil, aud moisten the whole with vinegar
and water mixed, that it may may not be;
too sour. Chives or onions may, of
course, be omitted. Several things are
mixed with potato salad, both fortfayor
and appearance, such as picked beetrootF
sliced, a fresh cucumber sliced as usual,
Dutch herring cut up small; or few
sardines minced Only one of these I
things, be it understood, and it should
be mixed with the potatoes before the
oil and vinegar. -. y ssfsssg5.2sss
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Just Like q Bass Drum.

"That man has the greatest voice of any
body on the floor," said spectator at a
political meeting, as spread eagle orator
sat down after his speech.
"Just like a bass drum" replied the
companion visitor.
eyes, strong and sonorous."
eyes, aud nothing inside Of it."
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The encouraging fact is stated in Eng
lish journals that there is great change in
the drinking customs Of the upper classes,
large numbers of whom are giving up the
use of wine at their dinners.
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Five thousand dead bodies are, in the
course of year, sent to the morgue in
New York city. Indisputable facts show
that the mischief which sends four thou
sand of them there comes from drunken
ness. In this state of things tits one OF
the most powerful temperance sermon,
ovar preachnd
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The track of q cyclone will not be more
apparent than the progress of the people
to higher standard and plane of civiiza-
ton, when Prohibition with party COM
mitted to its interests is in the ascend.
ancv- -~-.-
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There is no knowledge for which so
great q price is paid as knowledge of
the world; and no one over became an
adept in it except at the expense of o
hardened and wounded heart. t.--[Coun.
tess of Blessington.
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The sorrows of noble soul arc rs May
frosts, which prcccdc the mildcr sea-
sons; but the sorrows of a hardened,
lost soul, are as the autumn frosts, which
forctel but the coming of winter.
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Our National Government does not think
it belittling to put tax on pins, and tax on
buckles and tax on shoes. The individual
taxes do not amount to much, but in the ag-
gregate to millions and millions Of dollars.
And I would have you, Oh Christian man,
put high tariff on every annoyance and
vexation that comes through your soul This
might not amount to much in single cases, but
in the aggregate it would be great revenue Of
spiritual strength and satisfaction. A BEG
can suck honey even out of a nettle; and If
you have the grace Of God in your heart, you
can get sweetness out of that which would
otherwise irritate and annoy. A returned
missionary tod me that q company Of ad-
venturers rowing up the Ganges were stung
to death by flies that infest that region at
certain seasons. have seen the earth strewed
with the carcaSseS of men slain by insect an
noyances. The only way to get prepared for
the great troubles OF life is to conquer these
small troubles. What would you say of a
soldier who refused to load his gun, or to go
into the conflict because it was only skir-
mish, saying: 81 am not going to ex-
pend my ammunition on sklrmish;
wait until there comes general
engagement, and then YOU will see
how courageous l am. and what battling
will dof' The General would say to such O
man: "If you are not faithful in skirmish,
you would be nothing in general engage
ment." And have to tell you, o Christian
men, if you cannot apply the principles Of
Christ's religion on small scale, you will
never be able to apply them on a largo
scale.
If I had my way with YOU l would have
you possess all possible worldly prosperity: l
would have you each one a garden--a river
flowing through it, geraniums and shrubs on
the sides, and the grass and flowers as beauti,
full as though the rainbow had fallen lwould
bed Should be covered with upholstery dipped
in the setting sun. I would have every
hall in your house set with statues and
statuettes, and then would have the -four
quarters Of the globe pour in all their luIuriet
on your table, and you should have forks Of
,iiver and knives Of gold. inlaid with